Past tense of salute
regular verb
The past tense of salute is saluted. The past participle is also saluted.
Forms of salute
| Base form (V1) | salute /səˈl(j)uːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | saluted /səˈlutɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | saluted /səˈlutɪd/ |
| Present participle | saluting |
| Third person singular | salutes |
Saluted in a sentence
- They saluted the flag as it passed in the parade.
- I saluted Bill at the concert, but he didn't see me through the crowd.
- "Hiyah, honeysweets; good candy!" She saluted him and then placed his reluctant hand on her trembling thigh.2014, Harlan Ellison, Over the Edge: Stories and Essays. From the entry hiyah
- Hitler’s werewolves, the colonel called them, and they saluted with their heils and expected victory.2013, Carrie Vaughn, “Unternehmen Werwolf”, in Paula Guran, editor, Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre, Prime Books, →ISBN, page 90. From the entry heil
- The launchmaster turned to Lon then, saluted, and said, "All shuttles aboard, sir.2011, Rick Shelley, Lieutenant Colonel. From the entry launchmaster
Meaning of salute
- noun An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
- noun A kiss, offered in salutation.
- noun A discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect.
Questions about the past tense of salute
- What is the past tense of salute?
- The past tense of salute is saluted.
- What is the past participle of salute?
- The past participle of salute is saluted.
- Is salute a regular or irregular verb?
- Salute is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: salute (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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